Thursday, February 23, 2012

Until Next Time Blog Tour-Author Guest Post and Mini Review

Today I would like to welcome Amy Lignor author of Until Next Time (The Angel Chronicles #1) for a author guest post discussing an important Book Lovers question, "When you really love two people, who do you pick?" Read after my Mini Review Of Until Next Time for an awesome author guest post!

Title: Until Next Time

Author:Amy Lignor

Genre: YA, Paranormal Romance

How does a girl choose between the one who steals her heart and the one who owns her soul?

Matt and Emily were created for a specific job. Raised and trained as the ultimate angel/warrior team, they are sent down to save, defend, judge and forgive, depending on the 'life' they've been assigned. What they don't realize is that the power of human emotions, such as love, anger, passion and fear can take over even the best of souls, causing them to make mistakes and follow paths that lead to confusion and heartache.

When the reason for their training is finally revealed, the angel/warrior team find themselves thrust into a world they know nothing about. Matt takes over the life of Daniel, a young man with a great deal of baggage. Emily becomes Liz, a girl living in a remote village who relies on nothing more than her own strength to survive. A violent storm erupts one night, and framed in the window of Liz's establishment is a frightening face. Let in by the soul of a Good Samaritan, the two visitors bring with them a past full of secrets that could literally change an angel's path and a warrior's plans.

From murder to redemption, this angel/warrior team must find a way to keep the faith they have in each other in a world that's ripping them apart.

Until Next Time is one of those angel books that make you realize why Paranormal Angel Romances have become so popular. What is more romantic than a heavenly being committing themselves to protecting you? And of course, anything from heaven is going to be easy on the eyes :) Until Next Time is not a lazy "on the surface read" but a beautifully written, emotionally involved novel. Filled with great characters, this story will be your next "I can't put down read!" At least it is for me :) A full review of this great book is to come! I hope you follow the book tour and pick up your copy of this Heavenly Book today!

This Fabulous cover was the First thing that attracted me to this book! I mean, come on...Its beautiful! Many covers are filled with beautiful women and large fluffy angel wings, but it is the cracking effect that makes this cover awesome! I love the heart on Emily's chest that foreshadows a novel full of drama. I'm giving this cover an A+!

At the risk of my daughter being without a mother, I have to say this anyway. At the beginning of the worldwide phenomenon, I could not understand the ‘Team Jacob/Team Edward’ thing. I mean, everyone kind of knew Bella was going to pick the hot vamp from the minute he saved her from the oncoming van. But then you ask yourself, should she have chosen differently? That’s what I really like about these love triangles. Not only do they give the readers a side to take and a fun discussion, but it also offers the author a great deal of insight into what their series or book may have been like if they’d chosen a different path.

Lately I have been getting letters regarding the need for more Matt in Book II. I understand, believe me, and Matt will be taking a much more prominent role this time around. I promise that the stunningly handsome, humorous warrior is going to find his voice in more ways than one. (In fact, look for him on the cover this time around.) Others have asked about Jason - how beautiful their love story was and how he should return again and again as the angel’s soulmate. For those letter writer’s, Jason will be back, and often. After all, what’s a triangle without the other guy? :) This is a subject I’m having a great deal of fun with because, unlike most writers, I really haven’t solidified the love triangle in my mind yet. In other words, it’s still up in the air.

You see, when I started Until Next Time, I wanted to make very sure that Emily‘s love triangle was not like ‘all the rest.’ So after doing some hard thinking - and research - I found that the word ‘soulmate’ is defined as the one eternal partner that you have every time out - the one that was created just for you. All of that seems like a really easy concept however, what the angel/warrior team didn’t know is that when they are human, they can fail to recognize their soulmate. And, ultimately, can end up feeling attracted or even falling in love with people in another life or time. Therefore, when Emily does believe she’s run into her soulmate - at least her earthly one - she and her partner end up with a very hard decision.

Of course, Emily is young. This is her and Matt’s first time ‘away from home’ and they have a great deal to learn when it comes to human emotions. From love to jealousy to envy to anger - this is all new to them, and they have to figure out how to keep their faith in each other in a world that’s ripping them apart.

Emily will have to face a hard decision down the road, as she tries to really figure out who it was she was meant for. And if she does pick Matt, would they be able to even attempt a relationship? After all, they are both so powerful that if they had even an argument, human beings could pay the price. Or, maybe they would have to give up their jobs - forsake the life they have and the lives they’ve led in order to be together as humans? Maybe it’s Jason who will win her heart because he is the soulmate of her dreams, whereas Matt will always be nothing more than the partner. Huh?

In Book II, there will be an even greater emphasis on the heart, soul and future of all the characters, and when it all finally comes to a close it will be interesting to see what ‘Team’ will win. I love the Matt versus Jason that’s going on right now and, rest assured, all readers’ thoughts and choices are taken into consideration.

It’s a good thing real life isn’t as complicated as a warrior versus an Adonis, or a vampire versus a werewolf. Although…it would be a whole heck of a lot of fun walking through this world with handsome heroes everywhere you looked.